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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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